Bill Anderson (William F.) August 14, 1925 - July 27, 2005
Bill Anderson was born in Brownwood Texas to Mary Elizabeth Nee Barnhill and William F. Anderson, Sr. His father played the organ for the large theaters during the silent movie era, in San Diego, California; so Bill's schooling and homes were split between the two cities. He was often with his grandparents in Brownwood, learning woodworking skills.
He served in the Army Air Corps and flew on B-29s as a gunner in the back turret. He was honorably discharged after receiving the rank of Sergeant in the Counter-Intelligence Branch.
After his military service in WWII he returned to Texas to attend college at Daniel Baker College of Southwestern University. Upon obtaining his college degree, he worked a year as a teacher and principal, at Miles, Texas, a rural school district. He came to Austin to attend the University of Texas and worked for the Texas Commission for the Blind as a rehabilitation counselor.
In 1952, he was hired as the Superintendent of Travis County Juvenile Detention Home. At that time he discontinued the practice at the detention home of having the African-American children eat in the kitchen with the cooks while the other children ate in the dinning room. All children were to be treated equally. He was made Chief Juvenile Probation Officer for Travis County and served in that capacity for 25 years thus making it some 30 years of service to the children and families of Travis County. His duties as Chief included operation of the Juvenile Probation Department, Gardner House, the detention center, and the Domestic Relations Division which collected and dispersed child support monies and provided child custody and adoption investigations. Under his guidance, he expanded the services to troubled children, and families, by creating the Delinquency Prevention Division, a diversionary program for minor offenses and three field offices for probation officers who had their offices in troubled neighborhoods. He worked to develop the first highly sophisticated on-line data processing system for the Domestic Relations Division for both financial and legal transactions. His early special projects were to remove infants and young children from the detention center, Gardner House, by designing the Protective Services Program and the Foster Home Program for Travis County. He directed all Protective Services until 1964 when he was instrumental in establishing the first Travis County Child Welfare Unit. Bill developed, and directed, the first Neighborhood Youth Corps Program in Texas and it was cited as an outstanding program in the nation by the U. S. Secretary of Labor. As the city council refused to apply for the grant funds for this program, Bill drove to Dallas, Texas to get information and papers to provide for this program. This program was paying higher salaries to children than their parents received. Some of those parents were employed by council members who were businessmen in Austin. Further, he helped in organizing the Legal Aid and Defenders Association and served on the original board. During the 1970s he developed the Drug and Substance Abuse Treatment Project, the Big Brothers program, the first Juvenile Public Defender Project in the United States and the Probation Officer Exchange program between London, England and the Travis County Juvenile Probation Department. His work with the Travis County Commissioners, the Travis County Juvenile Board and the Citizens Advisory Board were model examples of cooperation of how different and diverse units of local government and citizens could provide quality public service. Bill Anderson was an advocate for children in Travis County.
Bill's thesis for his Master's degree, from Sam Houston State University, proposed creating a statewide agency to provide standardized care and treatment for juvenile offenders, he continued to seek and make improvements for families in Texas. His proposal was implemented, creating the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission, and he became its first Executive Director. During his time at the TJPC Bill created the Children's Border Project, which he presented to JFK Business School at Harvard University. It was a landmark project in dealing with international juvenile issues. Many border states adopted similar programs to provide social services for juveniles from other countries. Also, during his tenure at TJPC Bill provided standardization for Juvenile Probation Officers and required continuing education for certification. Bill was an advocate for children in the state of Texas and bordering countries. He retired from state service in 1990.
During the earlier years of his career he created the Texas Cerebral Hygiene Association, an attempt at creating healthy adult gatherings that usually included vast quantities of spirits, where the group would discuss, and solve the ailments of society and all problems of the world in general. It wasn't uncommon for oil paintings to be rendered, dominoes to be played, politics to be discussed, and women to be appreciated.
Bill Anderson received numerous awards, all of which he acknowledged that he would not have accomplished without the hard work of all his staff. Bill worked with many wonderful, intelligent, diverse people during his career, and he was so very proud of all of them. He understood that his success was because of the people he worked with and he was very appreciative.
After his retirement, Bill was very involved with the rearing of his last two granddaughters, Jessica and Martha. He doted on both of the girls and spent all of his time teaching, playing and laughing with them. They were his most pleasurable years. His last project was teaching his grandson's Salvadoran wife to read and write in English, in preparation for her naturalization process. Unfortunately, Bill passed away before her swearing in ceremony has been scheduled.
Bill Anderson is survived by his loving wife of 39 years, Martha Jane Anderson, his son, Eric Allan Anderson and his wife Betty; step-children, Suzanne Ford, Brad Coleman, and Angela Coleman; grandchildren, Rebecca Nannette Hicks and husband Billy, Patrick Ford and wife Maria, Michael Ford, Catalina Zaragosa, David Coleman, Christina Coleman, Jessica Alfaro, and Martha Coleman; great grandchildren, Melissa Jane Tucker, Matthew Tucker, Shelby Hicks, Isaac Zaragosa and Alexis Zaragosa. He had numerous cats, one wild puppy named Boo, his favorite chickens Henny Penny and El Senor, and an entire flock of pigeons left behind.
A celebration of Bill Anderson's life, in the form of an Irish wake, will be held at Saegerrunde Hall on Sunday, July 31st, at 7:00 p.m. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, August 1st at the Oakwood Cemetery Annex. [Published in the Austin American-Statesman on 7/31/2005.]
Bill Anderson was born in Brownwood Texas to Mary Elizabeth Nee Barnhill and William F. Anderson, Sr. His father played the organ for the large theaters during the silent movie era, in San Diego, California; so Bill's schooling and homes were split between the two cities. He was often with his grandparents in Brownwood, learning woodworking skills.
He served in the Army Air Corps and flew on B-29s as a gunner in the back turret. He was honorably discharged after receiving the rank of Sergeant in the Counter-Intelligence Branch.
After his military service in WWII he returned to Texas to attend college at Daniel Baker College of Southwestern University. Upon obtaining his college degree, he worked a year as a teacher and principal, at Miles, Texas, a rural school district. He came to Austin to attend the University of Texas and worked for the Texas Commission for the Blind as a rehabilitation counselor.
In 1952, he was hired as the Superintendent of Travis County Juvenile Detention Home. At that time he discontinued the practice at the detention home of having the African-American children eat in the kitchen with the cooks while the other children ate in the dinning room. All children were to be treated equally. He was made Chief Juvenile Probation Officer for Travis County and served in that capacity for 25 years thus making it some 30 years of service to the children and families of Travis County. His duties as Chief included operation of the Juvenile Probation Department, Gardner House, the detention center, and the Domestic Relations Division which collected and dispersed child support monies and provided child custody and adoption investigations. Under his guidance, he expanded the services to troubled children, and families, by creating the Delinquency Prevention Division, a diversionary program for minor offenses and three field offices for probation officers who had their offices in troubled neighborhoods. He worked to develop the first highly sophisticated on-line data processing system for the Domestic Relations Division for both financial and legal transactions. His early special projects were to remove infants and young children from the detention center, Gardner House, by designing the Protective Services Program and the Foster Home Program for Travis County. He directed all Protective Services until 1964 when he was instrumental in establishing the first Travis County Child Welfare Unit. Bill developed, and directed, the first Neighborhood Youth Corps Program in Texas and it was cited as an outstanding program in the nation by the U. S. Secretary of Labor. As the city council refused to apply for the grant funds for this program, Bill drove to Dallas, Texas to get information and papers to provide for this program. This program was paying higher salaries to children than their parents received. Some of those parents were employed by council members who were businessmen in Austin. Further, he helped in organizing the Legal Aid and Defenders Association and served on the original board. During the 1970s he developed the Drug and Substance Abuse Treatment Project, the Big Brothers program, the first Juvenile Public Defender Project in the United States and the Probation Officer Exchange program between London, England and the Travis County Juvenile Probation Department. His work with the Travis County Commissioners, the Travis County Juvenile Board and the Citizens Advisory Board were model examples of cooperation of how different and diverse units of local government and citizens could provide quality public service. Bill Anderson was an advocate for children in Travis County.
Bill's thesis for his Master's degree, from Sam Houston State University, proposed creating a statewide agency to provide standardized care and treatment for juvenile offenders, he continued to seek and make improvements for families in Texas. His proposal was implemented, creating the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission, and he became its first Executive Director. During his time at the TJPC Bill created the Children's Border Project, which he presented to JFK Business School at Harvard University. It was a landmark project in dealing with international juvenile issues. Many border states adopted similar programs to provide social services for juveniles from other countries. Also, during his tenure at TJPC Bill provided standardization for Juvenile Probation Officers and required continuing education for certification. Bill was an advocate for children in the state of Texas and bordering countries. He retired from state service in 1990.
During the earlier years of his career he created the Texas Cerebral Hygiene Association, an attempt at creating healthy adult gatherings that usually included vast quantities of spirits, where the group would discuss, and solve the ailments of society and all problems of the world in general. It wasn't uncommon for oil paintings to be rendered, dominoes to be played, politics to be discussed, and women to be appreciated.
Bill Anderson received numerous awards, all of which he acknowledged that he would not have accomplished without the hard work of all his staff. Bill worked with many wonderful, intelligent, diverse people during his career, and he was so very proud of all of them. He understood that his success was because of the people he worked with and he was very appreciative.
After his retirement, Bill was very involved with the rearing of his last two granddaughters, Jessica and Martha. He doted on both of the girls and spent all of his time teaching, playing and laughing with them. They were his most pleasurable years. His last project was teaching his grandson's Salvadoran wife to read and write in English, in preparation for her naturalization process. Unfortunately, Bill passed away before her swearing in ceremony has been scheduled.
Bill Anderson is survived by his loving wife of 39 years, Martha Jane Anderson, his son, Eric Allan Anderson and his wife Betty; step-children, Suzanne Ford, Brad Coleman, and Angela Coleman; grandchildren, Rebecca Nannette Hicks and husband Billy, Patrick Ford and wife Maria, Michael Ford, Catalina Zaragosa, David Coleman, Christina Coleman, Jessica Alfaro, and Martha Coleman; great grandchildren, Melissa Jane Tucker, Matthew Tucker, Shelby Hicks, Isaac Zaragosa and Alexis Zaragosa. He had numerous cats, one wild puppy named Boo, his favorite chickens Henny Penny and El Senor, and an entire flock of pigeons left behind.
A celebration of Bill Anderson's life, in the form of an Irish wake, will be held at Saegerrunde Hall on Sunday, July 31st, at 7:00 p.m. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, August 1st at the Oakwood Cemetery Annex. [Published in the Austin American-Statesman on 7/31/2005.]
Bill Anderson (William F.) August 14, 1925 - July 27, 2005
Bill Anderson was born in Brownwood Texas to Mary Elizabeth Nee Barnhill and William F. Anderson, Sr. His father played the organ for the large theaters during the silent movie era, in San Diego, California; so Bill's schooling and homes were split between the two cities. He was often with his grandparents in Brownwood, learning woodworking skills.
He served in the Army Air Corps and flew on B-29s as a gunner in the back turret. He was honorably discharged after receiving the rank of Sergeant in the Counter-Intelligence Branch.
After his military service in WWII he returned to Texas to attend college at Daniel Baker College of Southwestern University. Upon obtaining his college degree, he worked a year as a teacher and principal, at Miles, Texas, a rural school district. He came to Austin to attend the University of Texas and worked for the Texas Commission for the Blind as a rehabilitation counselor.
In 1952, he was hired as the Superintendent of Travis County Juvenile Detention Home. At that time he discontinued the practice at the detention home of having the African-American children eat in the kitchen with the cooks while the other children ate in the dinning room. All children were to be treated equally. He was made Chief Juvenile Probation Officer for Travis County and served in that capacity for 25 years thus making it some 30 years of service to the children and families of Travis County. His duties as Chief included operation of the Juvenile Probation Department, Gardner House, the detention center, and the Domestic Relations Division which collected and dispersed child support monies and provided child custody and adoption investigations. Under his guidance, he expanded the services to troubled children, and families, by creating the Delinquency Prevention Division, a diversionary program for minor offenses and three field offices for probation officers who had their offices in troubled neighborhoods. He worked to develop the first highly sophisticated on-line data processing system for the Domestic Relations Division for both financial and legal transactions. His early special projects were to remove infants and young children from the detention center, Gardner House, by designing the Protective Services Program and the Foster Home Program for Travis County. He directed all Protective Services until 1964 when he was instrumental in establishing the first Travis County Child Welfare Unit. Bill developed, and directed, the first Neighborhood Youth Corps Program in Texas and it was cited as an outstanding program in the nation by the U. S. Secretary of Labor. As the city council refused to apply for the grant funds for this program, Bill drove to Dallas, Texas to get information and papers to provide for this program. This program was paying higher salaries to children than their parents received. Some of those parents were employed by council members who were businessmen in Austin. Further, he helped in organizing the Legal Aid and Defenders Association and served on the original board. During the 1970s he developed the Drug and Substance Abuse Treatment Project, the Big Brothers program, the first Juvenile Public Defender Project in the United States and the Probation Officer Exchange program between London, England and the Travis County Juvenile Probation Department. His work with the Travis County Commissioners, the Travis County Juvenile Board and the Citizens Advisory Board were model examples of cooperation of how different and diverse units of local government and citizens could provide quality public service. Bill Anderson was an advocate for children in Travis County.
Bill's thesis for his Master's degree, from Sam Houston State University, proposed creating a statewide agency to provide standardized care and treatment for juvenile offenders, he continued to seek and make improvements for families in Texas. His proposal was implemented, creating the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission, and he became its first Executive Director. During his time at the TJPC Bill created the Children's Border Project, which he presented to JFK Business School at Harvard University. It was a landmark project in dealing with international juvenile issues. Many border states adopted similar programs to provide social services for juveniles from other countries. Also, during his tenure at TJPC Bill provided standardization for Juvenile Probation Officers and required continuing education for certification. Bill was an advocate for children in the state of Texas and bordering countries. He retired from state service in 1990.
During the earlier years of his career he created the Texas Cerebral Hygiene Association, an attempt at creating healthy adult gatherings that usually included vast quantities of spirits, where the group would discuss, and solve the ailments of society and all problems of the world in general. It wasn't uncommon for oil paintings to be rendered, dominoes to be played, politics to be discussed, and women to be appreciated.
Bill Anderson received numerous awards, all of which he acknowledged that he would not have accomplished without the hard work of all his staff. Bill worked with many wonderful, intelligent, diverse people during his career, and he was so very proud of all of them. He understood that his success was because of the people he worked with and he was very appreciative.
After his retirement, Bill was very involved with the rearing of his last two granddaughters, Jessica and Martha. He doted on both of the girls and spent all of his time teaching, playing and laughing with them. They were his most pleasurable years. His last project was teaching his grandson's Salvadoran wife to read and write in English, in preparation for her naturalization process. Unfortunately, Bill passed away before her swearing in ceremony has been scheduled.
Bill Anderson is survived by his loving wife of 39 years, Martha Jane Anderson, his son, Eric Allan Anderson and his wife Betty; step-children, Suzanne Ford, Brad Coleman, and Angela Coleman; grandchildren, Rebecca Nannette Hicks and husband Billy, Patrick Ford and wife Maria, Michael Ford, Catalina Zaragosa, David Coleman, Christina Coleman, Jessica Alfaro, and Martha Coleman; great grandchildren, Melissa Jane Tucker, Matthew Tucker, Shelby Hicks, Isaac Zaragosa and Alexis Zaragosa. He had numerous cats, one wild puppy named Boo, his favorite chickens Henny Penny and El Senor, and an entire flock of pigeons left behind.
A celebration of Bill Anderson's life, in the form of an Irish wake, will be held at Saegerrunde Hall on Sunday, July 31st, at 7:00 p.m. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, August 1st at the Oakwood Cemetery Annex. [Published in the Austin American-Statesman on 7/31/2005.]
Bill Anderson was born in Brownwood Texas to Mary Elizabeth Nee Barnhill and William F. Anderson, Sr. His father played the organ for the large theaters during the silent movie era, in San Diego, California; so Bill's schooling and homes were split between the two cities. He was often with his grandparents in Brownwood, learning woodworking skills.
He served in the Army Air Corps and flew on B-29s as a gunner in the back turret. He was honorably discharged after receiving the rank of Sergeant in the Counter-Intelligence Branch.
After his military service in WWII he returned to Texas to attend college at Daniel Baker College of Southwestern University. Upon obtaining his college degree, he worked a year as a teacher and principal, at Miles, Texas, a rural school district. He came to Austin to attend the University of Texas and worked for the Texas Commission for the Blind as a rehabilitation counselor.
In 1952, he was hired as the Superintendent of Travis County Juvenile Detention Home. At that time he discontinued the practice at the detention home of having the African-American children eat in the kitchen with the cooks while the other children ate in the dinning room. All children were to be treated equally. He was made Chief Juvenile Probation Officer for Travis County and served in that capacity for 25 years thus making it some 30 years of service to the children and families of Travis County. His duties as Chief included operation of the Juvenile Probation Department, Gardner House, the detention center, and the Domestic Relations Division which collected and dispersed child support monies and provided child custody and adoption investigations. Under his guidance, he expanded the services to troubled children, and families, by creating the Delinquency Prevention Division, a diversionary program for minor offenses and three field offices for probation officers who had their offices in troubled neighborhoods. He worked to develop the first highly sophisticated on-line data processing system for the Domestic Relations Division for both financial and legal transactions. His early special projects were to remove infants and young children from the detention center, Gardner House, by designing the Protective Services Program and the Foster Home Program for Travis County. He directed all Protective Services until 1964 when he was instrumental in establishing the first Travis County Child Welfare Unit. Bill developed, and directed, the first Neighborhood Youth Corps Program in Texas and it was cited as an outstanding program in the nation by the U. S. Secretary of Labor. As the city council refused to apply for the grant funds for this program, Bill drove to Dallas, Texas to get information and papers to provide for this program. This program was paying higher salaries to children than their parents received. Some of those parents were employed by council members who were businessmen in Austin. Further, he helped in organizing the Legal Aid and Defenders Association and served on the original board. During the 1970s he developed the Drug and Substance Abuse Treatment Project, the Big Brothers program, the first Juvenile Public Defender Project in the United States and the Probation Officer Exchange program between London, England and the Travis County Juvenile Probation Department. His work with the Travis County Commissioners, the Travis County Juvenile Board and the Citizens Advisory Board were model examples of cooperation of how different and diverse units of local government and citizens could provide quality public service. Bill Anderson was an advocate for children in Travis County.
Bill's thesis for his Master's degree, from Sam Houston State University, proposed creating a statewide agency to provide standardized care and treatment for juvenile offenders, he continued to seek and make improvements for families in Texas. His proposal was implemented, creating the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission, and he became its first Executive Director. During his time at the TJPC Bill created the Children's Border Project, which he presented to JFK Business School at Harvard University. It was a landmark project in dealing with international juvenile issues. Many border states adopted similar programs to provide social services for juveniles from other countries. Also, during his tenure at TJPC Bill provided standardization for Juvenile Probation Officers and required continuing education for certification. Bill was an advocate for children in the state of Texas and bordering countries. He retired from state service in 1990.
During the earlier years of his career he created the Texas Cerebral Hygiene Association, an attempt at creating healthy adult gatherings that usually included vast quantities of spirits, where the group would discuss, and solve the ailments of society and all problems of the world in general. It wasn't uncommon for oil paintings to be rendered, dominoes to be played, politics to be discussed, and women to be appreciated.
Bill Anderson received numerous awards, all of which he acknowledged that he would not have accomplished without the hard work of all his staff. Bill worked with many wonderful, intelligent, diverse people during his career, and he was so very proud of all of them. He understood that his success was because of the people he worked with and he was very appreciative.
After his retirement, Bill was very involved with the rearing of his last two granddaughters, Jessica and Martha. He doted on both of the girls and spent all of his time teaching, playing and laughing with them. They were his most pleasurable years. His last project was teaching his grandson's Salvadoran wife to read and write in English, in preparation for her naturalization process. Unfortunately, Bill passed away before her swearing in ceremony has been scheduled.
Bill Anderson is survived by his loving wife of 39 years, Martha Jane Anderson, his son, Eric Allan Anderson and his wife Betty; step-children, Suzanne Ford, Brad Coleman, and Angela Coleman; grandchildren, Rebecca Nannette Hicks and husband Billy, Patrick Ford and wife Maria, Michael Ford, Catalina Zaragosa, David Coleman, Christina Coleman, Jessica Alfaro, and Martha Coleman; great grandchildren, Melissa Jane Tucker, Matthew Tucker, Shelby Hicks, Isaac Zaragosa and Alexis Zaragosa. He had numerous cats, one wild puppy named Boo, his favorite chickens Henny Penny and El Senor, and an entire flock of pigeons left behind.
A celebration of Bill Anderson's life, in the form of an Irish wake, will be held at Saegerrunde Hall on Sunday, July 31st, at 7:00 p.m. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, August 1st at the Oakwood Cemetery Annex. [Published in the Austin American-Statesman on 7/31/2005.]
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